Palo Alto, CA Vehicle Theft Crime Rates and Maps

Vehicle Theft Grade™

Overall Crime Grade	D-
Violent Crime Grade	D+
Property Crime Grade	F

Which crimes are included?

1 in 495

Your yearly chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Palo Alto is about 1 in 495.

$31

Vehicle Theft costs the average Palo Alto resident about $31 per year.

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Crime Grade's vehicle theft map shows the safest places in Palo Alto in green. The most dangerous areas in Palo Alto are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Palo Alto, CA Safe from Vehicle Theft?

The D grade means the rate of vehicle theft is higher than the average US city. Palo Alto is in the 18th percentile for safety, meaning 82% of cities are safer and 18% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Palo Alto's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of vehicle theft in Palo Alto is 2.020 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Palo Alto generally consider the south part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of vehicle theft in Palo Alto may be as high as 1 in 332 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 598 in the south part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more vehicle theft occurs in the southeast parts of Palo Alto, CA: about 32 per year. The southwest part of Palo Alto has fewer cases of vehicle theft with only 5 in a typical year.

How Palo Alto's Vehicle Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the vehicle theft rate in Palo Alto to the California state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Palo Alto, CA:	2.020
California:	4.671
USA:	2.785

Considering only the vehicle theft rate, Palo Alto is safer than the California state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Vehicle Theft in Palo Alto, CA

Vehicle Theft is projected to cost the residents of Palo Alto about $2,172,302 in 2025, or roughly $31 per resident. This is part of Palo Alto's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Palo Alto, including every crime type and how Palo Alto compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Vehicle Theft Map

Remember that vehicle theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Palo Alto's crime maps on the Palo Alto overall crime page.

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Vehicle Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of vehicle theft in Palo Alto is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Palo Alto.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Stanford, CA	D-	C-	F	D-
East Palo Alto, CA	C-	D	D+	F
Menlo Park, CA	C-	D+	D+	F
Mountain View, CA	D	C	D-	F
Atherton, CA	D	D	D-	F
Los Altos Hills, CA	B	C+	C	D
Los Altos, CA	C+	B-	D+	D-
North Fair Oaks, CA	D+	D	D+	F
Portola Valley, CA	B-	D+	C+	D-
Redwood City, CA	C-	D+	D+	F

Vehicle Theft in City with Similar Populations

Palo Alto is lower versus other cities of the same size for vehicle theft. The table below compares vehicle theft in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Vehicle Theft Crime Grade
Huntington, WV	C-	D+	D+	C-
Waterloo, IA	D	D-	D-	D-
West Des Moines, IA	C+	B-	B-	F
Bethesda, MD	C+	B-	B-	D+
North Port, FL	A+	A	A	B-
Lakewood, WA	F	F	F	F
The Colony, TX	C-	B-	B-	F
Kokomo, IN	B-	C	C	C+
Kingsport, TN	D-	D-	D-	D
Hilliard, OH	B	A-	A-	D-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Palo Alto, CA average SchoolGrade of A+, with 77% actual proficiency versus 60% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Palo Alto schools on SchoolGrade

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